November 4, 2014

Molasses Cookies Recipe

At the age of 91, Grandma still has homemade cookies available when someone stops in to visit. It was both Grandma and my mother-in-law who taught me to freeze cookies. Molasses cookies are just one of good cookies that Grandma bakes. This is her molasses cookie recipe. Molasses cookies are a nice change from our favorite chocolate chip cookies. (I should probably mention that Grandma officially belongs to my husband, but I claim her, too.)

I had baked Grandma's molasses cookies several years ago. This fall I wanted to bake them again, so Grandma emailed me her recipe. Here's Grandma's molasses cookies recipe.

Molasses Cookies

by ThisSimpleHome.com

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 9-11 minutes

Keywords: bake

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Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sour milk*

1/2 cup molasses

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup Crisco

1 egg

3 3/4+ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon ginger

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes.

* To make sour milk (AKA buttermilk) place one tablespoon of white vinegar in a measuring cup. Add enough milk to make one cup. Let sit for five minutes.

Please note, to store molasses cookies, use wax paper between layers, even if you freeze them.

One of my favorite places is Grandma and Grandpa's farm. Earlier this year I wrote an article about Grandpa that was published in a magazine for Pennsylvania farmers. They are both amazing people who I am grateful for every day. Though they live about five hours from us, recently Little Sister (age 3) has been asking for them. Our children love their great grandparents a great deal.